Cigar and cigarette holder



Oct. 15, 1929. J. M. ROBERTS 1,731,475

CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDER y original Filed 11213.11, 1924 2, 7 K .20 182@ a f7/31H02@ s.

Patented Oct. 15, 1929 PATIEIN'I"A OFFICE JACOB MARVINiROBERTS, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA CIGAR .AND y(JIGrARE'JT'JE HOLDER Application filed February 11, 1924, Serial' No. 691,986. Renewed December 22, 1928.

My invention relates to combination smokers mouthpieces. The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and convenient mouthpiece adapted to hold a cigarette, anyk size of cigar or the stem of a bowl of a tobacco pipe.

The ordinary cigar holder is adapted for only one size cigar and therefore not adapted for a cigarette or a large size cigar and of course not suited for anything else. By my invention I am enabled to form a smokers article to receive any size cigar or cigarette, Whether round or oval, and also adapted to receive the stem ofa smoking pipe bowl.

A further object of the invention is to provide an eliicient ejector for the unconsumed parts of the cigar or cigarette andeven for a pipe bowl itself, such ejection means being formed by reason of the peculiar -design of my invention.V Y u p Further'objects and advantages will be more fully described herein and specifically` pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed, recourse being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification in which u Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the cigar holding sleeves and an elevation of the cen-k tral stem member.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the same.

Figure 3 is a. front end elevation.

Figure l is a rear end elevation.

Figure 5 is a part sectional elevation upon an enlarged scale, y showing the outer tube extended for holding a large size cigar.

Figure 6 is part elevation of the screw ended mouthpiece or central portion.

Figure 7 is a part my invention applied to a tobacco pipe.

In the drawing like reference numerals in# dicate similar parts in all the several views 1 is the detachable mouthpiece proper or stem provided With the usual grip head 2.

3 is a stop tube or sleeve of Vany y desired length on the stem 1 to confine the hereinafter described slidable tubes or sleeves. One end of the stern 1 is provided with a 'screw ent 4 adapte-d to fit in a threaded orifice in the extension piece 5 of the stem 1, both parts tosection and elevation kof gether forming a draft tube having the usual draft channel or bore 6, as shown. One end of the extension piece 5 is provided with a bead 7 which acts as a stop to prevent the undue extension of the cigarette holding tube Y or sleeve 8 which is frictionally slidable over the extension piece 5 andv is composed of a thick portion, as at 8', and a counterbored thinner portion 9, thus forming a shoulder 10 adapted to come in contact with the bead 7. The end of the extension piece 5 is slightly flared or concaved at the end so that it Will be better adapted to receive the tip end of the cigar, cigarette or pipe.

Slidably mounted on the tube 8 is another sleeve or tube 12 having a thick portion 12 and a thin portion 13 ycaused by counterboring, thus forming the shoulder 14, said shoulder being adapted to engage the bead 11 on the central cigarette tube 9 so as to prevent it being extended too far outward.

Slidably mounted on the tube 12 is a third sleeve 'or tube 17 provided With a thin or counterbored portion 18 forming a shoulder 19 adapted to engage the bead 15 on the end of the tube 12. This tube is for a large size cigar and is provided With a finishing bead 20 on the outer end thereof to be used the same as the other beads, that is to say, for ease in pulling them out one at a time;

It will be seen that I provide three sleeves or tubes slidably mounted one upon the other all having different size openings for different shapes and sizes of cigars as Well as for cigarettes and pipes. In Figure 2 the dotted y lines 1 6 represent a cigar in the second size tube.

The eXteriors of the extension piece 5 and of the tubes or sleeves 8,12 and 17 are of uniform diameter from their beads 7, 11 and 15 to theirrear ends. The counter bores of the tubes or sleeves 8, 12 and 17 are formed at the forward ends of said tubes or sleeves and the rear portions of the interiors of said tubes or sleeves respectively frictionally engage the exteriors of the extension piece 5 and of the tubes or sleeves 8 and 12. This frictional engagement serves to hold any one of the tubes in the position in which it may be adjusted relatively to the extension piece 5 and the other tubes.

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As shown in Figure 1 the inner ends of the tubes 8, 12 and 17 are of different lengths forming steps, 17 a Figure 1, when the tubes are even at their outer ends, for facilitating the changing of the tubes outward, for different sizes of cigars, enabling only one or more to be extended as wanted, the finger nails being engaged selectively with one of the stepped tubes for drawing out the tube desired. This operation is, of course, understood to apply to various sizes of pipes as well.

When any of thc cigar or cigarette holding tubes are pushed back in the sleeve 3, they form a stepped arrangement at the front end but whether pushed in or pulled out they are, at all times, confined in the sleeve.

Figure 7 shows my invention applied to a pipe wherein 21 is the pipe bowl and 22 its stem over which the tube 8 extends as shown and in this view I use the cigarette tube and stem alone or I may use the combination shown in Figure 1.

23 is a bead for convenience in movingthe tube 8 on the stem.

I may also use the tube 8 alone for a cigarette holder, the part 5 acting as an ejector for the unburnt portion of the cigarette when the sleeve 8 is, pulled back.

The first size cigar is placed in the tube opening 13 and the cigarette tube 9 is pushed back and to eject the remaining part of the cigar the tube 13 is pushed back which allows the unburnt portion of the cigar to drop out as in the case of the cigarette.

F or a large cigar the outer tube 17 is alone pulled outward and operates in the same manner as described for the others.

The entire combination is easy to take apart, clean and reassemble by unscrewing the mouthpiece portion 1 of the stem 5. v

The counterbores form air spaces or annular chambers, thereby assisting in keeping the holders cool when being used.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described, a stem having an external bead at its forward end, a bit at its rear end, and a longitudinal draft bore; a plurality of tubes arranged in telescopic relation to one another and to said stem, each of said tubes having an external bead at its forward end and having its exterior of uniform diameter from said bead to its rear end and the'internal diameter of each of said tubes being greater at its forward end than at its rear end to form an internal shoulder, the portion of smaller internal diameter of the innermost tube frictionally engaging the exterior of said stem and the portion of smaller internal diameter of the tube mounted on the innermost tube frictionally engaging the exterior of the latter, the bead of said stem being movable within the portion of larger internal diam-- eter of the innermost tube'and adapted to abut against the internal shoulder of said tube uniform external diameter from saidbead to its rear end, the internal diameter of each of said tubes being larger from the forward end of the tube to a point between its ends than from said point to its rear end, the portion of smaller internal diameter of each of.

said tubes frictionally engaging the exterior of the tube on which it is mounted, the portion of larger internal diameter of each of said tubes having the bead of the tube on which it is mounted movable longitudinally thereof, and a stem longitudinally slidableV in the innermost tube, said stem having an external bead at its forward end adapted to move longitudinally of the portion of larger internal diameter of the innermost Vvtube vand having a longitudinal draft bore.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein the tubes from the innermost tube outwardly are each of shorter length-and wherein the stem has an external collar between its ends against which the rear end of the innermost tube is adapted to abut when said tube is moved toward the rear end of said stem.

4. A device according to claim 2, wherein the telescopic tubes are adapted to be moved into telescoped position with all of the rear ends thereof aligned, and an annular flange fcarried by the stem for limiting the rearmost position of the tubes when telescoped.

5. A device according to claim 2, wherein the telescopic tubes are adapted to be moved into telescoped position with all of the rear ends thereof aligned, the stem having an an- `nular flange for limiting the rearmost position of the tubes when telescoped and for 'housing the rear ends of said tubes.

6. In a device of the character described, a stem having a draft bore and a tube telescopically movable on said stem, saidV stem having an external bead at its forward end and being of uniform diameter from said` JAooR MARVIN RoRRRTs.

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